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Debating the best job among all 130 college football teams or within any conference is always an ongoing discussion. The debate doesn’t start with a small sample size but should take into account more of a long-term (both past and future) in order to get a better snapshot of the program. Every college football program is unique and has its own set of challenges. But some programs are...

Finding or developing a quarterback is no easy task for any college football coach. This position is one of the hardest to evaluate in high school, and as evidenced by the recent wave of departures, quarterbacks often transfer early in their career in search of more playing time. While developing a quarterback through the high school ranks is the preferred option for coaches, the junior college...

The Big 12 has been the butt of jokes for years around the NFL draft. That might have changed in 2019.
The offense-heavy conference had 26 players selected in this year’s draft, an average of 2.6 players per team. While that trailed the SEC’s NFL factory (4.6 picks per team), it put the Big 12 in line with the Big Ten (2.9) and Pac-12 (2.8). Meanwhile, with just two draft...

With the 2019 NFL Draft officially in the books, it’s time to look back and see which of college football’s biggest stars went undrafted. Whether it was concerns about size, overall talent, how a player will transition from scheme or handle the jump to the NFL, a handful of stars from the previous college football season did not hear their name called over the three-day event...

The ink on the 2019 NFL Draft is barely dry but some of the attention has already shifted to next year's event. And while that partly may due to the anticipation of the draft taking place in Las Vegas, the players projected to headline the 2020 edition have a little something to do with this as well.
Defense may have dominated the 2019 draft, with seven of the top 10 picks coming...

It's a new era for the West Virginia football program, and fans hope new head coach Neal Brown can help the Mountaineers get over the hump. Though Dana Holgorsen kept West Virginia in the mix for a spot in the Big 12 Championship Game throughout the entire 2018 regular season, the Mountaineers finished a disappointing 8-4 overall and 6-3 in conference play after a three-game losing streak...

Despite a 31-8 record and multiple victories over blue-blood programs at Troy, new West Virginia football head coach Neal Brown was passed over for several Power 5 jobs. But the wait was worth it as Brown jumped into the Big 12 with the Mountaineers following the departure of Dana Holgorsen.
Now, Brown and his new coaching staff have 15 spring practices to implement a new philosophy,...

With signing day in the books, and rosters largely set for the 2019 season, spring practice is now the focus for all 130 college football teams. And with every program hitting the field for offseason workouts, it’s never too early to look at the year ahead and project where all 130 teams could rank when the official Athlon Sports magazine predictions are released later this summer....

Looking for an indication that the Big 12 is a really good league? Kansas State, a school that has won at least 10 games nine times since 1995, is ranked ninth on our list of top programs in the Big 12. Looking for an indication why the Big 12 is a step or two behind the other top conferences in the nation? Oklahoma State was our pick as the No. 3 program in the league. That’s no knock on...

Sept. 14 is shaping up as a huge day for the Big 12 conference in 2019.
Six of the league’s members are slated to play opponents from other Power 5 conferences that day. Another, Kansas, is playing Boston College the night before. In other words, the conference as a whole can make a strong statement about its depth and strength in week three.
The Sept. 14 games aren...